{"id":1171,"date":"2015-05-04T14:31:40","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T19:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/holyfamilsparta-org.azurewebsites.net\/?page_id=1171"},"modified":"2025-03-17T09:56:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T14:56:22","slug":"knights-of-columbus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.holyfamilysparta.org\/?page_id=1171","title":{"rendered":"Knights of Columbus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Holy Family Knights of Columbu<a href=\"https:\/\/holyfamilysparta-org.azurewebsites.net\/?attachment_id=9491#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9491\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9491 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/holyfamilysparta-org.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Knights-of-Columbus.gif\" alt=\"Knights-of-Columbus\" width=\"168\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a>s Council #10992\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyfamilysparta.org\/?page_id=19134\"> Knights Newsletter<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThis Catholic men\u2019s organization is devoted to service within the parish and throughout the community. The work of the Knights is supported by yearly dues ($35) and fundraising efforts. Members are eligible to receive$2,500 in death benefit insurance.<\/p>\n<p>Our parish Knights of Columbus Council #10992 is active in serving our parish and the community through many activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Host Blood drives for the MI Blood Center four times throughout the year.<\/li>\n<li>Gather and deliver food during the Advent \u00a0and Lent Food Drives<\/li>\n<li>Host Breakfast with Santa for the Parish children and provide photo\u2019s with Santa<\/li>\n<li>Host an Annual Charity Golf Scramble to benefit <b>HELP<\/b> Pregnancy Aid Center &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyfamilysparta.org\/?page_id=13471\">Charity Golf Outing<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Host the Annual Holiday Bazaar &amp; Craft Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Their monthly meetings are held on the first Sunday of the month after the 11:00am Mass in Carpenter Hall.<\/p>\n<p>For membership inquires\/information or general questions about the Knights, please contact the current Grand Knight, Jamie Kober at (616)205-6345,<a href=\"mailto:jamie.kober@gmail.com\"> jamie.kober@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Our Principles &#8211;\u00a0All the good works we do are formed by our four core principles:<\/h3>\n<p><b>Charity<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Our Catholic faith teaches us to \u201cLove thy neighbor as thyself.\u201d Members of the Knights of Columbus show <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kofc.org\/un\/en\/charities\/articles\/neighbors-helping-neighbors.html\">love for their neighbors<\/a>\u00a0by conducting food drives and donating the food to local soup kitchens and food pantries, by volunteering at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kofc.org\/un\/en\/members\/programs\/partnership-programs\/special-olympics.html#\/\">Special Olympics<\/a>, and by supporting, both spiritually and materially, mothers who <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kofc.org\/un\/en\/members\/programs\/culture-of-life\/index.html\">choose life<\/a>\u00a0for their babies. Knights recognize that our mission, and our faith in God, compels us to action. There is no better way to experience love and compassion than by helping those in need, a call we answer every day.<\/p>\n<p><b>Unity<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 None of us is as good as all of us. Members of the Knights of Columbus all know that \u2013 together \u2013 we can accomplish far more than any of us could individually. So we stick together\u2026we support one another. That doesn\u2019t mean that we always agree or that there is never a difference of opinion. It does mean that \u2013 as a Knight of Columbus \u2013 you can count on the support and encouragement of your brother Knights as you work to make life better in your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kofc.org\/un\/en\/members\/programs\/index.html\">parish and community<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Fraternity<\/b> \u2013 Venerable Michael J. McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus, in large part, to provide assistance to the widows and children left behind when the family breadwinner died \u2013 often prematurely. The Order\u2019s top-rated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kofc.org\/un\/en\/insurance\/index.html\">insurance program<\/a>\u00a0continues to do this today, as do the good works of individual Knights, who gave more than 73.5 million service hours in 2015, illustrating how Catholics serve each other in fraternity and mercy.<\/p>\n<p><b>Patriotism<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Members of the Knights of Columbus, be they Americans, Canadians, Mexicans, Cubans, Filipinos, Poles, or Dominicans, are patriotic citizens. We are proud of our devotion to God and country, and believe in standing up for both. Whether it\u2019s in public or private, the Knights remind the world that Catholics support their nations and are amongst the greatest citizens.<\/p>\n<h2>Our Founder &#8211; Father Michael J. McGivney\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/holyfamilysparta-org.azurewebsites.net\/?attachment_id=12881\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12881\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12881 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/holyfamilysparta-org.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/whitneyfmjm-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"whitneyfmjm\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Thanks to the efforts of Father Michael J. McGivney, assistant pastor of St. Mary\u2019s Church in New Haven and some of his parishioners, the Connecticut state legislature on March 29, 1882, officially chartered the Knights of Columbus as a fraternal benefit society. The Order is still true to its founding principles of charity, unity and fraternity.<\/p>\n<p>The Knights was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works.<\/p>\n<p>The history of the Order shows how the foresight of Father Michael J. McGivney, whose cause for sainthood is being investigated by the Vatican, brought about what has become the world&#8217;s foremost Catholic fraternal benefit society. The Order has helped families obtain economic security and stability through its life insurance, annuity and long-term care programs, and has contributed time and energy worldwide to service in communities.<\/p>\n<p>The Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council to 15,342 councils and 1.9 million members throughout the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, Guatemala, Guam, Saipan, Lithuania, Ukraine, and South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Holy Family Knights of Columbus Council #10992\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Knights Newsletter This Catholic men\u2019s organization is devoted to service within the parish and throughout the community. The work of the Knights is supported by yearly dues ($35) and fundraising efforts. Members are eligible to receive$2,500 in death benefit insurance. 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